Arda Güler was only allowed a minute in stoppage time for Real Madrid on Sunday evening against Celta Vigo, but he took advantage of this handful of minutes to open his account with the Blancos.
The Turkish prodigy had a difficult start to Spanish football, missing the first six months with a series of injuries and only making his debut in January. Since then, he has remained on the bench most of the time – coming on a minute before the final whistle against Celta to score.
“The feeling of scoring is incredible. It was a great match and I congratulate the team for winning 4-0. I thank those who support me because the season has been very difficult so far, but I hope things will get better today,” he told RMTV, as reported by MD. The young Merengue star also stressed that he was happy to be in “ the best club in the world“, although it is said that he could be on the verge of leaving it. “ Even though it is difficult, I believe I have the quality and character to overcome difficulties.”
Praised by Ancelotti
This should help ease tensions between Guler and coach Carlo Ancelotti. The Turkish star reportedly intends to fight for his place next season at Real Madrid, despite fierce competition for playing minutes. For his part, Ancelotti, irritated by his attitude on the bench, believes it would be better for its development that it be loaned.
“He has great talent which he showed today,” Ancelotti said. “ He will have, in the future, I’m not saying tomorrow, more minutes. On the goal he scored, he had a fantastic dribble and a fantastic finish. This goal is important for him, as it is for us to have a great player.”
